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I agree with you! darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 23/11/2009 12:48:35 AM
The Bell Curve often gets ignored with these comparisons. It's clear even women at Moiraine's level are not particularly common, in the series thus far we've seen what 20-30 women with more strength, if women of Moiraine strength were as common as 1 in 10 there would be more than 5 in 1000(ish) in the WT.

IMO even Moiraine is likely in the "flattening" area of the curve. Let's also not forget that there are several levels Sidious left out between Moiraine and Cadsuane so Egwene/Nyn/Forsaken levels are probably more rare still.

I'd say Verin/Alanna etc are more likely to be 1 in 10, and even they may be more rare since they are strong enough to Travel, which seems to separate the Average from the Strong.


I think the strength levels work in powers of ten...
- 1 in 10 - Moiraine strength
- 1 in 100 - Egwene strength
- 1 in 1000 - Nynaeve strength
- 1 in 10 000 - Graendal strength
- 1 in 100 000 - Lanfear strength

Nor do I think it makes sense that there's such a vast difference in numbers from Lanfear to Graendal.

While Lanfear strength women are surely rarer than Graendal strength women, they cannot be that much rarer given the bell curve distribution. As we move towards the upper echelons (and the lower) the curve is getting flatter, and closer to zero.

Its more likely one in 100,000 for Lanfear, 1 in 95,000 for Grandal and 1 in 90,000 for Nynaeve (assuming the old list is still true).
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Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 02:53:22 PM 1580 Views
BS said... - 21/11/2009 02:57:58 PM 929 Views
Actually, you are adding a word that isn't there. - 21/11/2009 03:47:48 PM 1108 Views
IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 03:58:33 PM 795 Views
IMO, the above post by "Logain" is trolling and not worth the debating!! *NM* - 21/11/2009 04:01:08 PM 301 Views
I have a valid reason for asking. - 21/11/2009 04:05:52 PM 885 Views
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Re: IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 04:09:58 PM 653 Views
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This sounds semi-mystical... - 24/11/2009 04:45:52 PM 579 Views
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she's in the top 0.1% of channelers we know of - 21/11/2009 03:01:02 PM 684 Views
She's in the top 0.05% *NM* - 21/11/2009 11:41:42 PM 286 Views
so shes also in the top 0.1%? *NM* - 22/11/2009 12:04:00 AM 288 Views
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Yes *NM* - 21/11/2009 03:56:12 PM 282 Views
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Re: Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 06:00:29 PM 631 Views
So what's the point? Why the quotes? *NM* - 21/11/2009 10:24:37 PM 277 Views
Re: So what's the point? Why the quotes? - 24/11/2009 07:31:37 PM 569 Views
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